Characterization of a Detection System for an Anthropomorphic Phantom Designed to Measure the Effective Dose for Photon Fields

J. Darr&eacute;on; C. Villagrasa; I. Clairand; L. Donadille; F. Queinnec; J-M. Fontbonne; J. Colin; D. Cussol; M. Labalme

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A9099

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Characterization of a Detection System for an Anthropomorphic Phantom Designed to Measure the Effective Dose for Photon Fields

J. Darréon, C. Villagrasa, I. Clairand, L. Donadille, F. Queinnec, J-M. Fontbonne, J. Colin, D. Cussol, M. Labalme

Nuclear Technology / Volume 168 / Number 1 / October 2009 / Pages 45-49

Detectors / Special Issue on the 11th International Conference on Radiation Shielding and the 15th Topical Meeting of the Radiation Protection and Shielding Division (Part 1) / Radiation Measurements and Instrumentation / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A9099

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The Laboratory of Dosimetry for Ionizing Radiation at the Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety in France is developing an instrumented anthropomorphic dummy to evaluate the effective dose for photon fields in workplaces. This anthropomorphic phantom will be equipped internally with small active detectors at chosen positions. The aim of this paper is to describe the preliminary results of these detectors and their main characteristics. A prototype based on a scintillation detector has been built taking into account the different constraints of our project. The preliminary characterization of the signal measurements and a nontissue equivalence correction method are described.